| Mornings Like This: Found Poems Contributor(s): Dillard, Annie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060927259 ISBN-13: 9780060927257 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: In "Mornings Like This," Annie Dillard extracts and rearranges sentences from old--and often odd--books, and composes ironic poems--some serious, some light--on the heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. Clever, original, sometimes humorous, and often profound, this collection is sure to charm her fans, both old and new. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | American - General - Poetry | Anthologies (multiple Authors) - Poetry | Women Authors |
| Dewey: 811.54 |
| LCCN: 95008675 |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 5.5" W x 9.3" (0.28 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Found poems are to their poet what no-fault insurance is to beneficiaries: payoffs waiting to happen where everyone wins and no one is blamed. Dillard culls about 40 such happy accidents from sources as diverse as a The American Boys Handy Book (1882) and the letters of Van Gogh. . . . the poet aims for a lucky, loaded symbolism that catapults the reader into an epiphany never imagined by the original authors. -- Publishers Weekly In Mornings Like This, beloved author Annie Dillard has given us a witty and moving collection of poems in a wholly original form, sure to charm her fans, both old and new. Extracting and rearranging sentences from old and odd books--From D.C. Beard's The American Boys Handy Book in 1882 to Van Gogh's letters to David Greyson's The Countryman's Year in 1936--Dillard has composed poems on poetry's most heartfelt themes of love, nature, nostalgia, and death. A unique, clever, and original collection, Dillard's characteristic voice sounds throughout the pages. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dillard, Annie: - Annie Dillard has written twelve books, including in nonfiction For the Time Being, Teaching a Stone to Talk, Holy the Firm, and Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. |